Andy Murray learns powerful Surbiton draw with conflict towards Djokovic’s conqueror

Andy Murray faces a blockbuster first-round match on the Surbiton Challenger. The world No 43 opted to skip the French Open to offer himself extra time on the grass forward of Wimbledon. But he has a tricky attract Hyeon Chung – the Korean sensation who famously upset Novak Djokovic on the 2018 Australian Open.

Murray’s grass-court marketing campaign will get underway subsequent week because the two-time Wimbledon champion seems to offer himself the most effective preparation potential for SW19. The Brit is the second seed in Surbiton however that hasn’t stopped him from avoiding a simple draw.

The 36-year-old will face Chung within the first spherical – the previous world No 19 who’s mounting a comeback after spending years on the sidelines injured. Now 27, the Korean was touted as the subsequent huge factor in tennis when he received the inaugural Next Gen Finals earlier than beating Djokovic on the Australian Open.

Then aged 21, Chung was a part of the first-ever crop of #NextGenATP stars and beat out the likes of Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev to win the 21-and-under occasion in its maiden 12 months. And he proved that he was the cream of the crop when he made a significant breakthrough on the Australian Open simply two months later.

Chung bought his first top-10 win over Alexander Zverev within the third spherical. And in his subsequent match, he prompted one of many upsets of the match, beating then-six-time Aussie Open champion Djokovic in straight units.

He made all of it the best way to the semi-finals, changing into the youngest participant into the final 4 in Melbourne since Marin Cilic in 2010 and the lowest-ranked since 2004. But he retired two units right down to Roger Federer whereas affected by blisters.